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James Baldwin

As the old saying goes, the fruit never falls that far from the tree, and Trevor Baldwin, the nephew of James Baldwin, proves that even a relative of the great writer has a way with words. “This is a family affair,” he announced toward the end of a street renaming for his famous uncle. He meant that both in terms of kin—his mother, Helen, who was married to Lover Baldwin, James’ brother, his aunts Barbara, Elizabeth and Paula—and the extended family that stretched down the block on 128th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues. This was an appropriate location to honor James Baldwin, a native of Harlem who attended P.S. 24, now the Harlem Renaissance High School, where Nadav Ziemer is the principal. Until a sign reading “James Baldwin Place” was hoisted outside the front door, only a small plaque in the hallway indicated that Baldwin was ever a student there... -- New York Amsterdam News

Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:00:02 +0000

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